§ 5.40.030. Permit application.

Applications for a permit to engage in commercial home merchandising or solicitation shall be made to the director of economic development and zoning on a written application form to be furnished by the director. The application shall be signed by each person seeking to engage in commercial home merchandising or solicitation and shall provide the following information:

A.

Name and residential address of the applicant (verified by a valid driver's license), the business address of the applicant, if other than the residential address, and the social security number or employer identification number of the applicant. The applicant shall be required to show a valid driver's license and social security card or other identification suitable to the director of economic development and zoning to identify the applicant.

B.

Name and address of the person, firm, association or corporation by whom the applicant is employed or whom the applicant represents.

C.

A statement by the applicant identifying the goods and/or services the applicant would be merchandising or soliciting.

D.

A statement that the applicant will not engage in soliciting at any residence within the city, except between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. In addition, there shall be no solicitation on Sundays or holidays.

E.

A statement that the applicant is aware that he or she cannot solicit at a residence where the owner or occupant has indicated that he/she does not want solicitation to occur by posting a sign stating "No Solicitors" or "No Solicitation," or words of like manner.

F.

Every applicant shall, as a part of said application process, stipulate and affirmatively state that no individual employee, independent contractor, employees of the independent contractor, volunteers or any other such person associated with the applicant is a convicted "sex offender" as defined by 730 ILCS 150/2, and as made similarly applicable to any other law enforcement jurisdiction throughout the United States. Every applicant shall include the name, addresses and dates of birth for every person who will be working with them in the city for the registered purpose, and shall provide an affidavit certifying that such persons, including the applicant, have not been convicted of any felony nor convicted of two or more occasions of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such certification as required in this paragraph shall be updated whenever any change in persons occurs for the applicant at any time during the registered year.

G.

Each applicant must provide a fingerprint background check completed within ninety days of the date of the application from an approved facility or agency.

(Ord. 02-19 § 1 (part), 2002).

(Ord. No. 2013-24, § 2, 3-19-2014; Ord. No. 2015-16, § 1, 4-6-2016)